How to Use come along in a Sentence

come along

verb
  • Then my fourth child came along.
    — Joseph O’Neill, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • Thanks to all who came along for the ride.
    — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
  • What will come along with the smoke and rain?
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
  • But the jobs don’t come along for the ride.
    — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • And then some thug comes along and knocks him over.
    — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
  • My hope is that more of us will choose to come along.
    — Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
  • And Rich came along and filled the void.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But there's so many good things that come along with this job.
    — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • The game is coming along great.
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Things are coming along in the game rink.
    — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Now viewers can come along for that ride.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
  • So how’s that cure coming along?
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • So how’s that cure coming along?
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • And then the council comes along and chops it off.
    — David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
  • There are so many good ones that are coming along.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Easy marks like this don’t come along very often.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Oh, and then there was that human who came along.
    — Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Ladd is still open to acting if the right project comes along.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • What was spent, who came along, and what was left behind?
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The hope is their old fans will keep coming along for the ride.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
  • There are artists that come along that feel like their hands reached out and take ours.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 22 Nov. 2023
  • If someone comes along and tries to take you, tries to make you.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
  • And now Arteta has come along and done his stuff.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • Lightfoot asked Keane to come along.
    — John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Then Dick comes along, and there’s a lack of respect.
    — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 14 Dec. 2025
  • But then the Boxster came along to help rescue the day.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
  • So, proud of his progress, and the rest of the team has to keep coming along.
    — Joe Morgan, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • And then there are going to be new people who come along.
    — Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But now a new movie has come along with a distinct focus.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The pith may come along while removing the seeds.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 5 Nov. 2025

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